JETERSVILLEAND SAILORS CREEK. Surveyed & drawn by Maj. J. E. Weyss
New York: Photolith by the N.Y. Lithographing, Engraving & Printing Co., Julius Bien, Supt., From surveys under the direction of Bvt. Brig. Gen. N. Michler, Maj. Of Engineers, by command of Bvt. Maj. Gen. A. A. Humphreys, Brig. Genl. & Chief of Engineers, 1867. First separate edition. Lithographed broadside map, 20 ½ x 34 ¾ inches, detailing the area between the Richmond & Danville Railroad and the Appomattox River, showing roads creeks, stands of forests, towns, villages, private residences and farms with names of owners, etc. The Battle of Sailors Creek was the last major engagement between Lee and Grant, three days before Lee’s April 9, 1865, surrender at Appomattox. Cover title: Jetersville & Sailors Creek. LC Civil War Maps 559.5. Sectioned and laid down on linen; folded into purple cloth boards. Boards faded and warped from old dampness. Still a good copy of an uncommon separately issued Civil War map. Item #68603
Price: $450.00